Meaning & use
Lowdown
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Informal term for the true, complete facts or information about a situation.
See it in a sentence
Give me the lowdown on what really happened at the meeting.
She always has the lowdown on the latest office gossip.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, 'lowdown' means mean or dishonorable, as in 'a lowdown trick.'
Words with a similar meaning
scoopinside information
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Mean, dishonorable, or contemptible.
That was a lowdown thing to do to a friend.
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